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Algodones Dunes

Algodones Dunes, seen from above at true elevation

Algodones Dunes rises to 101 m in California. Quartz Peak stands 664 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Brokaws Ridge, a peak 7.6 miles away. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

The story

sand dune field located in southeastern California

Wikidata Q1130721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
101 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.95838, -115.08414

47 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 19
  • Brokaws Ridge: 7.6 mi
  • Pilot Knob Mesa: 9.8 mi
  • Deer Peak: 9.9 mi
  • East Mesa: 15.5 mi
  • Mount Barrow: 15.5 mi
Parks: 10
  • Mack Park: 19.2 mi
  • Recreation Park: 19.8 mi
  • Holt Park: 20.0 mi
  • Van Der Linden Field: 20.1 mi
  • Earl WaLakeer County Park: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Tumco: 15.7 mi
  • Old Plank Road: 19.6 mi
  • The Center of the World: 23.3 mi
  • Valley of the Names: 23.7 mi
Springs: 4
Historic sites: 3
Hot springs: 2
  • Five Palms: 11.6 mi
  • Holtville Hot Spring: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Carrizo Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Bear Canyon Falls: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1
  • Museum of History in Granite: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Algodones Dunes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quartz PeakENE 59°664 m17.6 mi
Mount BarrowNNE 31°659 m15.5 mi
Black MountainENE 66°646 m16.3 mi
Peter Kane MountainENE 60°643 m17.5 mi
Stud MountainESE 110°611 m20.5 mi
Blue MountainN 357°539 m19.5 mi
Pasadena PeakESE 113°480 m19.4 mi
Sawtooth MountainNNE 24°439 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:2018:52
June solstice05:3319:1619:53
September equinox06:2918:0618:39
December solstice06:4016:0116:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F576066717886929388776455
Precip in0.50.50.30.10.00.00.00.10.10.10.20.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brawley 2 SW, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795031

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